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Posted January 13, 2015, 2:38 pm

Bighorn sheep poached in Daggett County

DAGGETT COUNTY — Conservation officers with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are asking the public for help identifying those responsible for illegally killing a trophy Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ram.

This trophy bighorn sheep was killed illegally in Daggett County.

The 3/4-curl ram was found by Officer Shane Kitchen in December, 2014, during a bighorn sheep classification survey on Bare Top Mountain in Daggett County.

The evidence suggests the ram was killed and left to waste. The condition of the carcass suggests the ram was likely killed in November, and the investigation revealed the ram was shot in the horn and through the backbone.

If you have any information concerning the poaching of this bighorn sheep, or any other Utah wildlife, please contact the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources by calling the UTiP (Utah Turn in a Poacher) hotline at 800-662-3337. Requests for confidentiality will be respected and monetary rewards may be available.